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SMU law students top moot court competition, S'pore's first win since 2001
The Straits Times
|April 20, 2025
A team of five law students from the Singapore Management University (SMU) has won the world's largest moot court competition, in a year that saw a record number of 805 teams vying for the trophy.
It is the first time in 24 years that a Singapore team has won the prestigious Philip C. Jessup international law moot court competition.
Teams from the National University of Singapore won the competition in 1982, 1985, 1994 and 2001.
The Jessup moot, as it is known, simulates proceedings before the International Court of Justice, and draws students from hundreds of law schools across the globe each year.
A total of 805 teams representing 104 jurisdictions took part in 2025, setting an all-time record for participation in the competition's 66-year history.
The winning team from SMU's Yong Pung How School of Law comprised final-year students Lovein Sui, Elizabeth Ho, Genieve Wu, Raelee Toh – all 23 – and Erica Wee, 24. It is the school's first win since it started taking part in the competition in 2013.
Ms Wee was also named the best oralist of the competition.
This story is from the April 20, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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